Working on my angel commander deck. What are the best angels to have in it?
Here is what I have so far.
Akroma, Angel of Fury
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
Anya, Merciless Angel
Aurelia, the Warleader
Archangel Avacyn
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
Avacyn, Guardian Angel
Basandra, Battle Seraph
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Bruna, the Fading Light
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Gisela, the Broken Blade
Iona, Shield of Emeria
Jenara, Asura of War
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
Linvala, the Preserver
Radiant, Archangel
Razia, Boris Archangel
Reya Dawnbringer
Selenia, Dark Angel
Sigarda, Heron's Grace
Sigarda, Host of Herons
Tariel, Reckoner of Souls
Angel of Jubilation
Angelic Skirmisher
Blinding Angel
Exquisite Archangel
Herald of War
Iridescent Angel
Maelstrom Archangel
Platinum Angel
Serra Angel
Sublime Archangel
Voice of All
What to keep and get rid of? What others to add that are not listed?
Who's your commander?? I wouldn't include Bruna, Light of Alabaster unless you're serious about aura's, splashing blue in an angel tribal just for her wouldn't be a great idea, if you wanna have it be a multicoloured deck, for two colour I'd choose boros (Gisela, Blade of Goldnight) or Aurelia, the Warleader) , and for three, probably mardu (Tariel, Reckoner of Souls) .. Once again, same with Jenara when it comes to bant, especially since there's only a couple other angels that have green in them, it would be a distraction from the angel-ness of the deck to put green in, imo
When I first planned my angel deck, I was wanting to do multicolour, but trust me, mono white is the way to go! It'll be incredibly hard to play cards like either of the Linvala, Avacyn, Angel of Hope , Iona, Shield of Emeria, Angel of Jubilation or Archangel of Tithes .. The thing is, almost all angels cost quite a bit of mana, so you're gonna want to cast all of these as soon as possible in order to get the most out of them, even in a slower format such as EDH, but when you get multiple colours in, the chances of casting creatures with 3 white mana in a 3 colour deck probably triples
The awesome thing with angels as a creature type, is they typically work by shutting down your opponents board in a way, and once you have tons out, they'll barely be able to play sometimes! They're pretty hard to beat considering they always have flying, and if your general is Avacyn, and you got your Platinum Angel out, get your big swings in, and you'll basically win 95% of the time
Even with all that though, you'll want some one drops... Unfortunately, basically all angels have a high casting cost, so going 100% angels in the creature department might land you some trouble It sucks having to break up the super tribal theme, but you'll probably wanna throw in a few good early drops that unfortunately won't be angels.. I'd suggest Soldier of the Pantheon, Serra Ascendant, Grand Abolisher, Knight of the White Orchid , stuff like that, just REALLY good early drops if that makes sense? Also, having your Serra Avenger in there is a must, even if she can't come out in the first 3 turns, having her on turn 4 is just as good, or if you find a way to cheat her out sooner..? I'm sure there's a way, but I'm not totally aware of one atm..
Also, almost all your lands will be plains (don't forget your Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx ) so the land base will be cheap if you're on a budget, which means... MORE cool costy angels
If you have any more suggestions or tips, I'll gladly help.. Angels are far and away my favourite creature type, and I have an Avacyn deck that has tons of thought put into it (that was built on a budget originally!)
Edit's were made once I realized some stuff made no sense, and I forgot to add a few tips
EDH: Bruna, Light of Alabaster | Karlov of the Ghost Council | Breya, Etherium Shaper | Marchesa, the Black Rose | Queen Marchesa | The Mimeoplasm | Avacyn, Angel of Hope |
Pauper:
Orzhov Nightsky Mimic
Frequent lurker and vorthos player
Here is what I have so far.
Akroma, Angel of Fury
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
Anya, Merciless Angel
Aurelia, the Warleader
Archangel Avacyn
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
Avacyn, Guardian Angel
Basandra, Battle Seraph
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Bruna, the Fading Light
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Gisela, the Broken Blade
Iona, Shield of Emeria
Jenara, Asura of War
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
Linvala, the Preserver
Radiant, Archangel
Razia, Boris Archangel
Reya Dawnbringer
Selenia, Dark Angel
Sigarda, Heron's Grace
Sigarda, Host of Herons
Tariel, Reckoner of Souls
Angel of Jubilation
Angelic Skirmisher
Blinding Angel
Exquisite Archangel
Herald of War
Iridescent Angel
Maelstrom Archangel
Platinum Angel
Serra Angel
Sublime Archangel
Voice of All
What to keep and get rid of? What others to add that are not listed?
No Baneslayer Angel?! She's necessary I have TONS of fun playing Herald of War in my Avacyn Angels deck
Who's your commander?? I wouldn't include Bruna, Light of Alabaster unless you're serious about aura's, splashing blue in an angel tribal just for her wouldn't be a great idea, if you wanna have it be a multicoloured deck, for two colour I'd choose boros (Gisela, Blade of Goldnight) or Aurelia, the Warleader) , and for three, probably mardu (Tariel, Reckoner of Souls) .. Once again, same with Jenara when it comes to bant, especially since there's only a couple other angels that have green in them, it would be a distraction from the angel-ness of the deck to put green in, imo
When I first planned my angel deck, I was wanting to do multicolour, but trust me, mono white is the way to go! It'll be incredibly hard to play cards like either of the Linvala, Avacyn, Angel of Hope , Iona, Shield of Emeria, Angel of Jubilation or Archangel of Tithes .. The thing is, almost all angels cost quite a bit of mana, so you're gonna want to cast all of these as soon as possible in order to get the most out of them, even in a slower format such as EDH, but when you get multiple colours in, the chances of casting creatures with 3 white mana in a 3 colour deck probably triples
Also, you'll LOVE Platinum Angel (especially if you make your general Avacyn, Angel of Hope )
The awesome thing with angels as a creature type, is they typically work by shutting down your opponents board in a way, and once you have tons out, they'll barely be able to play sometimes! They're pretty hard to beat considering they always have flying, and if your general is Avacyn, and you got your Platinum Angel out, get your big swings in, and you'll basically win 95% of the time
Avacyn seems kinda' daunting at 8 mana, but there's so many ways to get her and other angels out earlier (as well as buff them!) Use Pearl Medallion, Lotus Bloom, Sol Ring, your Herald of War, Urza's Incubator, Coat of Arms, Door of Destinies, Caged Sun, and Gauntlet of Power (Honor of the Pure is an obvious card to put in to buff all your guys)
Even with all that though, you'll want some one drops... Unfortunately, basically all angels have a high casting cost, so going 100% angels in the creature department might land you some trouble It sucks having to break up the super tribal theme, but you'll probably wanna throw in a few good early drops that unfortunately won't be angels.. I'd suggest Soldier of the Pantheon, Serra Ascendant, Grand Abolisher, Knight of the White Orchid , stuff like that, just REALLY good early drops if that makes sense? Also, having your Serra Avenger in there is a must, even if she can't come out in the first 3 turns, having her on turn 4 is just as good, or if you find a way to cheat her out sooner..? I'm sure there's a way, but I'm not totally aware of one atm..
Also, almost all your lands will be plains (don't forget your Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx ) so the land base will be cheap if you're on a budget, which means... MORE cool costy angels
If you have any more suggestions or tips, I'll gladly help.. Angels are far and away my favourite creature type, and I have an Avacyn deck that has tons of thought put into it (that was built on a budget originally!)
Edit's were made once I realized some stuff made no sense, and I forgot to add a few tips
Bruna, Light of Alabaster | Karlov of the Ghost Council | Breya, Etherium Shaper | Marchesa, the Black Rose | Queen Marchesa | The Mimeoplasm | Avacyn, Angel of Hope |
Pauper:
Orzhov Nightsky Mimic
Frequent lurker and vorthos player